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In the Netherlands, the country with maybe the best biking infrastructure in the world, escooters are banned from public roads (including bike lanes), because t
by em500 4y ago
In the Netherlands, the country with maybe the best biking infrastructure in the world, escooters are banned from public roads (including bike lanes), because the authorities consider them too dangerous.
- Fire-Dragon-DoL 4y agoWhy are they considered too dangerous? Won't an ebike at full speed be heavier and as such even more dangerous?
- panick21_ 4y agoI know that this is the case in Netherlands. I think they are over reacting to those and under-reacting to cars. As long as the speed is sufficiently limited, they not more dangerous then bikes.
- rhaway84773 4y agoeScooters are significantly more dangerous to riders than bikes. They have much smaller tires so they’re far more susceptible to falling because of small imperfections in the roads. They are not as easy to balance as bicycles. They are harder to see. They are harder to control. They are harder to slow down rapidly unlike a bike. There’s a whole host of fundamental physical reasons why bikes are just much safer.
- panick21_ 4y agoFor the rider, but I don't think they are more dangerous to the other people.